Beijing time on April 20, the NBA playoffs continue, there are 3 games today, Jimmy Butler became Wilkins, the second player in playoff history to score at least 45 points, but there were no mistakes and fouls; Trae Young's alternative data copied Duncan and Doncic; Booker fired 30 points at half-time, the first person in nearly 25 years; Ingram blasted 35+10 into the third person in team history; the Grizzlies set a record for the largest net loss point in the playoffs in team history. Here's a summary of today's data —
Butler 45+0+0 became the second in playoff history
The Heat beat the Hawks 115-105 to rewrite the aggregate score to 2-0. Jimmy Butler played 39 minutes, 15-of-25 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range, 11-of-12 from the field, 45 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, without turnovers and fouls, and became the second player in playoff history to score at least 45 points without errors and fouls, the last to do so was Dominic Wilkins in 1988.
Butler is the fifth player in playoff history to score at least 45 points without missing a foul, the top four being Wilkins (Hawks) in 1988, Pierce (Celtics) in 2002, Durant (Warriors) in 2019 and Jamal Murray (Nuggets) in 2020.
Butler has blasted 40+ in three playoffs to tie The King in team history
Butler scored a career-high 45 points, the third time in his career that he had a 40+ in the playoffs, all in the Heat, Butler's 40+ games in team history to tie for James, tied for second place, and the first place was Wade (7 times).
Butler is also the third player in Heat history after Wade and James to have at least 45 points, five rebounds and five assists in the playoffs. He played 40+5+5 twice in the playoffs, equaling Jianway and finishing first in team history.
Trae Young's alternative data became the third person in history
Hawks core Trae Young had 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists on 10-of-20 shooting, while making 10 turnovers, becoming the third player in history to score 25+5+5 but at least 10 turnovers at the same time, the first two to play this alternative stats were Duncan in 2002 (against the Lakers) and Doncic in 2020 (against the Clippers).
Trae Young continued to cool off on three-pointers, shooting just 2-of-10. Counting last year's playoff game, in the last three playoff games, Trae Young has shot 2-of-23 from the perimeter.
Booker scored 30 points without a free throw at halftime, the first man in nearly 25 years
The Suns lost 114-125 to the Pelicans, with the aggregate score being pulled to 1-1. Devin Booker dropped out of the field due to a hamstring strain, and in the first half of the game, Booker was full of firepower, he shot 12 of 18 and 7 of 10 from three-pointers, scoring 31 points, and he also became the first player in the last 25 years of the playoffs to get 30+ in the half without free throws.
Paulian data reproduces the jianghu
Paul scored 17 points and 14 assists in this game, without a single turnover, and in the last 20 years, the NBA playoffs have only had 5 times and at least 14 assists, but there have been no turnovers, paul occupies four of them, 2008, 2014, 2021 and today. The other was Rondo in 2009.
Paul suffered a 14-game losing streak against the nemesis referee
The longest playoff losing streak in NBA history was set by the Pistons, who have suffered 14 straight losses in the playoffs since 2008. When Paul met referee Scott Foster to enforce the game, he also suffered 14 consecutive losses in the playoffs (from 2014 to the present).
Ingram bombarded the third man in team history with 35+10
In the win over the Suns, Ingram finished with 37 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, becoming the third player in Pelicans history to have at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in the playoffs, the first two being Anthony Davis (3) and David West (2008).
Frozen? McCollum said no
In the opening game, Pelicans guard McCollum shot 0-of-9 against Bridges' defense and scored a point from just a free throw, completely frozen. But in the second game, when McCollum again met Bridges' defense, he scored 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
Morant sent another 20+10, setting a new team record
The Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 124-96 to tie the total to 1-1. Morant shot 9-of-16 and had 23 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists, and he was just one rebound away from picking up his first triple-double in Grizzlies playoff history.
Even so, Morant set a new team record for his third playoff record of at least 20 points and 10 assists, a set of statistics never played by other Grizzlies, including Michael Conley.
The Grizzlies set a record for the largest playoff goal difference in team history
The Grizzlies won 28 points in this game, setting a record for the largest single-game win in the playoffs in team history, after the record was set against the Clippers in 2013, when the Grizzlies beat their opponents 104-83 and scored 21 points.